Ideal Apartments

We moved to this hotel after a disastrous start to our holiday elsewhere. The family here are so friendly and welcoming and nothing is too much trouble. The hotel is basic but spotlessly clean with comfortable beds and plenty of space. We're planning to return next year already.

This to let any one how likes the Ideal Apartments. I am sorry to say that that the IDEAL Apartments are no longer has it closed this year, as Olimpic as put a very long contract to them (16 years) which they felt that they could not fill so have selt it to another hotel managment, i have been ther twice and would have been back next year but not know

sorry this is to justify the last comments made firstly the pool was not the cause for peoples ear problems directly if they choose to keep diving and jumping in all day then what would you expect the water traveles down the ear canal and seeps behind the wax that causes some distress to children i was an adult in the pool all the time without any problems and so were my family
secondly the staff were great
i was at the bar on the last night end of august and a "group of girls" were asked to settle there bill unfortunatly no one seemed to remember having drinks that night untill the gentleman that served them pointed them out suddenly they then realised they were in the wrong
the greek hospitaliy is really good with a lot of trust why try pulling the wool over there eyes and rip them off i was appalled by that
its best not to comment really if you are in the wrong !!!!!!!

Myself and 6 other girls stayed at the Ideal Apartments in the last week of August. The rooms were ok, pretty basic but we do not spend much time in our rooms anyway. We asked for a safe which was a deposit of 10 Euros however when we left we was told it was not a deposit and we had to pay even though there was a poster stating it was a deposit, very confusing.
We found the owners to be quite rude and not very helpful; this wasn’t just to us but to other people staying there. The first day we were there a couple of us asked for a salad but was told they do not have any. About 15 minutes later we saw them give someone else a salad so another one of the girls asked if they could have one but once again we was told “no salad”. If you want a nice lunch go to the Blue Paradise at Lambi beach, we ate here nearly everyday it was lovely!
Another disappointment was the swimming pool, it was fine for a couple of days until it went cloudy and all the children staying there went down with ear infections. We didn’t want to go in the pool after that.
If you want to go to another pool for the day I would recommend the 5* resort of Blue Lagoon just down the road, for 45 Euros you have everything all inclusive, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and drinks! It is beautiful here and the staff are very kind and friendly and do different activities during the day such as water aerobics, darts, football, quizzes etc.
The beach at Lambi is nice especially the big beds that are very comfortable. They have lots of water sports here too such as donuts, crazy ufo (very fun), banana boat etc. It is a bit stony but all in all it is very pleasant.
Do try to go on a boat trip but do not be mislead by the PR people outside the boats trying to sell you a “good deal”. We went on the Marianna and were told we could have our tickets for 15 Euros each but we did say it may not be 7 people as a couple of them were unsure, however the pr wrote 7 people on the ticket anyway. On the day of the trip once we had set off the owner of the boat told us we now had to pay 20 Euros each as there were not 7 of us. We could appreciate this but they could have told us before we set sail. We were also told everything on the boat was free, this wasn’t the truth.
As for the evenings, restaurants and bars/clubs please DO NOT go to the Old River near the beach, everyone one my friends was sick and a couple of people could not even eat their meals especially me! DO go to the Italian Otto & Mezzo, it is beautiful and very romantic located in old Kos town, we went here twice it was so good. Also if you like Mexican go to El Paso it is very nice here, bit of a walk from the harbour. If you want to go out dancing go to bar street, there are numerous bars down here but watch out for the pr people trying to get you into their bars, as soon as they see you they pounce! Price for a beer was 3 Euros and spirits 6 Euros. Try out fashion club, it is a bit expensive but the music is good.
I hope I have remembered everything!

What a wonderful holiday once again this was our second year there and all was as good as the first time,we were made to feel very welcome poppy and hipoccrates the owners were wonderful hosts as they always are zanit the cleaner was always making sure we had clean bedding ect nothing was to much for them.They own a family run resturant 100m down the road called istros the food in there is very reasonable and tastes great its a 35 min walk to the harbour from there you can book your day trips if you choose not to use your rep.
I think its a great location if you have children and want a holiday free from the hustle and bustle the pool at the ideal was great we couldnt get the kids out of it this time all 5 of them really enjoyed it.
We have already booked our holiday for next year to the same place as you never get bored there is always somthing different to do if you want to.
Thanks for a great holiday.
Mark,Karen and Children

Just had 1 week at these apartments. We stayed in the new block. The room was a good size no aircon but fans available at a cost of 10 euro per week. The balcony was a good size the cooking facilities were acceptable if you ate out most of the time as we did.
The Pool was good and the surrounding area ok. The pool bar served drinks and bar type food with chips all the way and a mean breakfast to die for some mornings. We had relatives staying at the hotel Athina next door and they were all inclusive. They came over to eat at our place as often as they could.
The family had a restaraunt at the end of the tree lined road and they served a good variety of food with as good a Greek menu as English food so the eating experience was good.
The position of the apartments was well awy from Kos town which we do not normally do as I have to have treatment at the hospital 3 times a week so we stay as close to the centre as possible usually.
I found this a lovely bike ride in to the town and very pleasant to return to out in the country.
The owner and his wife are very nice people without being ostentatious and helpfull when they can. The maid is very gregarious and if there is a fault she only cleans every 2-3 days but if you ask she helps you. We have been spoilt with hotels over the last few years where the daily cleaning service is the norm. This is more like traditional Greece and Greek service.
I would return here at any time and recommend the place to family and friends with the reminder its not the Hilton hotel.

We have just returned home from the Ideal apartments and already been back to travel agents to find out about next year. Hippocrates and Poppy are great hosts. The apartments are very clean and the pool area and bar are great. Its about a ten minute walk to the beach, down a lovely tree lined road. The family own a restaurant down the road, called Ipsos,which is run by their son. We normally try different places to eat when we are away,but the food was so good at the restaurant, we ate there every evening. Down by the beach is a bar called the Blue Pheonix, where Olympic hold their welcome meetings. The staff there are very friendly and made us feel very welcome. Thanks Nikos,Simon,Paris and the drinks waiter.
All in all a great holiday. Can't wait to go back next year for 2 weeks.

At first we wasn't impressed but after we had sleep we had a brilliant time. brilliant location just a small stroll away from clubs shops the harbour plenty of place to eat. room was basic but thats all you need when your on holiday because you spend most your time out. brilliant pool area. excellent family very friendly and friendly staff was really pleased they were so welcoming.
we meet some great friends like adam and sophie love them to bits and we meet some lovely older women linda and jackie they were cool to. we recommend that if visiting kos this is the place to stay we are coming again this year so keep our room lol. we also recommend that a bike hire or quad to see the island and a visit to the waterpark its billiant their and the spa. we did go to turkey it wasn't our thing but others enjoyed it. we also highly recommend a boat trip at the harbour we went on odessey and they were brilliant the one with the austrailiant bloke. hope you enjoy your holiday as much as we did and have fun never know we might see you lol.

On first arrival wasn't that impressed.
However, after first night sleep we found Ideal Hotel was comfortable, friendly, perfect for our needs. Food was fantastic, staff were wonderful. The family owned hotel, was the best where we have eaten ever.
We found the whole experience overwhelming because it was the best time, and we enjoyed every second of it.
My children aged 18, 16 and 15 all had so much fun and made good friends with the staff. it has now been nearly a year and we still miss the staff, for example. Spiros and Berger-- Legends =]
Thanks for a fantastic time. It is truly missed.
We love you Spiros and Berger =]
Julie, Catherine, Emma, Phil.
xxx

Basic but fantastic apartments for the price.
Very clean rooms and pool with plenty of sunbeds - I read another review saying bar area was dirty this is absolute nonsense as it gets hosed down and cleaned regularly in the mornings.
Bar food is good especially the E breakfast and the greek salads.
I wanted to book the Alice Springs as regularly got 10/10 reports but I visited it whilst there and It looks no better that The Ideal. Dont get me wrong the Springs which is family run also which we met are very nice and friendly, but you will also get this at Ideal at half the price of the Springs through Tui.
Only downside is no aircon in the older block but you can hire a fan for small fee.
The family own a restaurant at the crossroads that they advertise but found this to be the worst in the area even with your residents discount.
We never stayed in bar at night but they do have the usual greek nights and quiz nights etc and play various music late at night inside. There are no kids clubs or anything but all of the ones we saw at the apts made friends and their own entertainment.